Example sentences of "[v-ing] that i [verb] " in BNC.

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1 And there is no point denying that I suffer from Denial , because this means only that I am guilty of Deep Denial .
2 In those days before the National Health Service , one did not run off to the doctor except in real emergencies ; but , at this juncture , my mother , noticing that I showed unusual signs of debility , urged me to seek medical advice .
3 Now the Times has never asked me to write a leading article announcing that I have some doubts about the quantum theory
4 Before I was in the band if I saw that something was happening that I did n't like I 'd say nothing and go along with it .
5 From a letter to my mother dated 2 May , which has escaped destruction , it is clear that I had just written to Eliot explaining that I realized the undesirability of publication , unless indeed Rowse himself were prepared to give it his endorsement .
6 I believe now the driver — I did n't see who it was — was checking that I had left the pub .
7 I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk .
8 Every now and then Mazzin would run his hands over me , checking that I had n't somehow ripped off the bindings and was n't about to attack him .
9 He was just checking that I had n't left for good , was glad that I had n't , and was that real coffee he could smell ?
10 This is an aspect of weaving that I had n't thought about until I read Audrey Palmer 's book ‘ Create with Knitweave ’ .
11 There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time .
12 Now touching that I hasten to expresse
13 There is a whole department of the Inland Revenue dedicated to proving that I exist . ’
14 ‘ Are you suggesting that I 've come to — ? ’
15 ‘ You 're suggesting that I go to him ? ’ she 'd hissed .
16 He sent it through , suggesting that I cover it .
17 They 're suggesting that I have a permanent security guard on duty , day and night , apart from an alarm system that would be more suitable to the Bundesbank than a private house !
18 There would have been no reprieve had I deposited my CFI over the side and I suppose that could have happened , I was to learn many years later , however , most of the formation complained that I steered a very erratic course , and I thought it was the CFI touching the control column in his cockpit , and with his feet ( suggesting that I move to the right or the left ) .
19 I am grateful for that suggestion , but I am not sure which Labour party policy the hon. Gentleman is suggesting that I adopt to encourage investment .
20 You 're suggesting that I damaged your car deliberately .
21 ‘ This is my parish , Stair , ’ said Dr Neil , ‘ and , seeing that I live here , such occasions as this deserve my support .
22 When it 's raining that I find depressing !
23 Do n't know why I 'm singing that I do n't even like .
24 ‘ In the same way as some people might go to church and seek absolution , accepting that I have confessed to these sins makes me feel better .
25 I was so sure I was drowning that I forgot about the race and screamed out , " Father !
26 Obviously , the volume of data by making notes and by taperecording that I acquired made it sensible for me to concentrate on the one school rather than the other .
27 And it was n't really until I left school and er went into nursing that I thought , now this is something I 'm starting on ev even with everybody else .
28 You were standing by the boat , demanding that I let you on board , and I felt such a raw , aching need lance through me that it shocked me .
29 He then became aggressive , demanding that I re-enter the cab while he called the police .
30 Often I felt so full after eating that I had to lie down or drag myself to lectures , feeling as though I 'd just eaten three Christmas dinners .
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